Heatline and energy-flux-vector visualization of natural convection in a porous cavity occupied by a fluid with temperature-dependent viscosity

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-275

  Hooman, K ^a   Gurgenci, Hal ^a   Dincer, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

BUOYANCY-DRIVEN FLOWS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY FLUXES; EXPONENTIAL FORMS; GENERAL MODELS; HEAT LINES; POROUS CAVITIES; POROUS MEDIUMS; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS; REFERENCE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT VISCOSITIES; VECTOR VISUALIZATIONS; VISCOSITY INCREASE; VISCOSITY TEMPERATURES;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 59849121910     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v12.i3.60     Document Type: Article

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